Thread by @Beerenna

People who think that @BernieSanders gets us closer to @AndrewYang's vision for America don't actually understand Yang's vision for America: A Thread

#YangGang #EndorseUBI
#Bernie2020 #NotMeUs

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First of all, #Yang wants a unified America. One where there isn't a huge political divide and so much hate and conflict. He doesn't alienate anyone.

#Bernie is incredibly divisive and angry and will only cause tensions to rise if given the nomination or the presidency.

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The #FederalJobsGuarantee goes against Yang's vision because #Yang wants to redefine work in an age where jobs are being automated away and where work that has intrinsic human value isn't being recognized by the market.
#FJG ≠ #UBI.

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A #UBI would allow us to pursue work that has meaning and give us the freedom to live out life how we see fit, instead of digging ditches or sitting at a desk all day for the government. It would create a floor for people who can't do work that is rewarded by the market.

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#UBI allows people to make art, take care of loved ones, start businesses, take risks knowing that it's not all or nothing.

Between that and changing the factors we measure our economy's success by, #Yang would truly change our #economy into something that works for us.

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And moving on to #Democracy reform: #Bernie doesn't have policies for #RankedChoiceVoting or an equivalent of #DemocracyDollars. Those two things are SO important to making sure everyone's voice is heard in an #election.

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Don't get me wrong, #Bernie's platform for Democracy reform is #progressive and good, but once you learn about #RCV and #DemocracyDollars, you can't go back.

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And for environmental issues:

BERNIE DOESN'T SUPPORT NUCLEAR ENERGY.

#Nuclear (especially Thorium) is a very important part of solving this #ClimateCrisis. Plus, #Yang has outlined some other brilliant ideas that nobody else has thought of.

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#Yang doesn't want to bring ideology into solutions. He wants to bring facts and data. He's not going to enact a #WealthTax because it's been proven ineffective. He's done the #MATH on UBI + VAT, etc.

#Bernie, on the other hand, sticks to ideology and partisan rhetoric.

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Also, one huge thing that I almost forgot:

Yang's platform is not socialist.

Bernie's is.

(10/16)

And on top of policy and vision, Yang's ability to be 100% logical in his policies and to be a unifier will actually get stuff done, as opposed to Bernie, who has passed 7 bills in his 30 years in Congress.

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And #Yang is not self-serving. As he's said, he didn't dream of running for president, he did it because he didn't want to leave the future for his children that we're going towards. And as someone who's gotten to meet him in person, he is genuine.

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#Bernie, on the other hand, used to talk about "millionaires and billionaires," but now just talks about billionaires because he IS a millionaire. And when asked on stage about whether being an old white man in power is an issue, of course he said no.

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Also, the angry old man persona and the supporters who tell other candidates they should drop out and who harass people who don't support their candidate do not embody our values of #HumanityFirst.

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Bernie doesn't get us anywhere NEAR what Yang's vision is.

Assuming we'll all suddenly support Bernie ignores the fact that #YangGang is a coalition of liberals, conservatives, independents, libertarians, people who didn't care about politics, and everything in between.

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Y'all truly don't understand:

It's not left. It's not right.

It's #FORWARD. 🧢

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